We need water

I will try to make this clear and hope you all understand what i am asking. I want to know some of the types of water supplies used around the country and some of the pros and cons of them. We are a very small dept and our well is needing replaced and the chief demands a well but i would like to come up with other ideas and save ourselves some money. There are no guarantees to the success of a new well and the expense is very high. 10 to 20 years ago the well was adequate but the casing rusted through and now they say the veins are plugged and a new well needs to be drilled and a 36,000 dollar pump is needed. Please give some ideas fellas

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on April 10, 2009 at 1:18am
Joe, obviously you have no hydrants? Rather then drilling a well why not purchase a large black poly tank or several for water supply of storage. If is elevated you can also get adequate pressure to flow into your apparatus as well. Piking up a large tender or locating ponds and streams as well. Does that help?
Permalink Reply by Joe on April 10, 2009 at 1:47am
You are correct we have no hydrants. We have discussed a cistern of about 30,000 gal. but some have their doubts on the longevity of the structure. A pond has been discussed as well with concerns of other problems with them. We are in Ohio which means frozen water in the winter if above ground so a couple of tankers wouldn't seem to work either.
Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on April 10, 2009 at 2:17am
Joe, the best solution is variety. Not having all your eggs in one basket is best when approaching fires. A combination of several sources could work. Good luck Bro.
Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bell on April 10, 2009 at 2:20am
well if you were to use a pond install a good fountain in it that should keep the water from freezing completely over
Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on April 10, 2009 at 2:41am
Chief Sharp is right... variety is key here. A couple of good size tankers will not only last you a long time but will also provide water quickly and efficiently. Filling is your tankers in a larger neighboring community could be an option. Jeremy has a good idea with dropping a couple of fountains into your pond. One of my favorite fishing spots is on a farmers property where he has a large fountain on one side of the pond. That section of pond always remains unfrozen.
Permalink Reply by Trainer on April 10, 2009 at 7:26am
Build a pond, just make sure of a couple of things; must be a min of 8ft, and install a dry hydrant. With a properly installed hydrant you will draw water from on or near the bottom so freezing will not be an issue, check with your local NRCS they may have some funding for the pond and the hydrant, besides the added bonus of fishing which the dept of fish and wildlife will stock for free.
Permalink Reply by Michael Simpson on April 10, 2009 at 5:06pm
trainer has right idea, feds have the money to due water conservation projects and you can use them with the dry hydrants. all you need is people in your area to say put one in and they can be built in several locations throughout your area.
Permalink Reply by BillySFCVFD on April 10, 2009 at 5:35pm
Joe,

Doesn't your area have a Water District or Coop? If so work with them for large volumes of H2O. Good luck. TCSS

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